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Calgary Stampede rodeo champions have won their respective events in one of the largest rodeos in the world; the rodeo is the heart of the Calgary Stampede. [1] With a prize of $50,000 to the winner of each major discipline, it offers one of the richest payouts in rodeo competition. [2]
The first time chuckwagon races were held as a spectator sport was at the 1923 Calgary Stampede. [2] [3] Guy Weadick, who had founded the Stampede eleven years previously, invited ranchers to enter their chuckwagons and crews to compete for a total of $275 in prize money. [4]
Calgary Stampede Kelly Sutherland , nicknamed "The King", [ 1 ] (born October 29, 1951) is a professional rodeo competitor in chuckwagon racing . He is a 12-time world champion of the World Professional Chuckwagon Association and 12-time winner at the Calgary Stampede .
The Calgary Stampede is an annual rodeo, exhibition, and festival held every July in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.The ten-day event, which bills itself as "The Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth", [2] attracts over one million visitors per year and features one of the world's largest rodeos, a parade, midway, stage shows, concerts, agricultural competitions, chuckwagon racing, and First Nations ...
Calgary Stampede 1983 714 Sarcee Sorrel Vold Rodeo 1984 L2 Try Me Vold Rodeo 1985 W86 J.B. Big Country Rodeo 1986 K20 Misty Reg Kesler 1987 K25 Kloud Grey Skoal Calgary Stampede 1988 8 Skoal's Alley Cat Greg Kesler 1989 286 Papa Smurf Calgary Stampede 1990 245 Lonesome Me Skoal Calgary Stampede 1991 245 Lonesome Me Skoal Calgary Stampede 1992 K2
Chad was the first chuckwagon driver to win association and Calgary Stampede top rookie honors in a single year, the first driver to win the top rookie driver at the Calgary Stampede and go on to win the GMC Rangeland Derby Championship. He added the Bonnyville Chuckwagon Championship to his resume a year later in 2010. [3]
Troy Dorchester (born August 21, 1970) is a Canadian professional chuckwagon racer. He is the only chuckwagon driver to have won chuckwagon racing's "Triple Crown" consisting of the Calgary Stampede Rangeland Derby, the Calgary Stampede Aggregate Title and the Ponoka Stampede in a single year. He accomplished the feat in 2012.
Chuckwagon racing at the Calgary Stampede. While the origin of chuckwagon racing is debated, [4] the idea of staging a chuckwagon race as an actual "event" was dreamed up by Calgary Stampede founder Guy Weadick. There are many thoughts on what inspired Guy Weadick's dream.